Osteopathic operating table



April 26. 1927.

JfWLMACKUN I OSTEOP ATHIC OBERATING TABLE Filed Feb. 7; 194 2 SheetsSheet 1 April 26, 1927. 1,626,091

J. w. MACKLIN OSTEOEVATHIC OPERATING TABLE Filed Feb. 7. 1924 2Sheets-Sheet iwezzlor Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

rezeoai PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE W. MACKLIN, OF ANITA, IOWA.

OSTEOPATHIC OPERATING TABLE.

Application filed February 7, 1924.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved operating table ofsimple, durable and inexpensive construction so constructed and arrangedthat the patient may take an easier position while being treated.

More specifically it is the object of my invention to provide a tablehaving a series of hinged members capable of being adjusted to variousangles so that a patient may be placed thereon and may take the positiondesired by the physician and then may easily relax and maintain the samethrough the treatment.

A furiher object is to provide in connection wit-h a table, anadjustable seat capable of being adjusted to various heights and movedto different angles relative to the table.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the ob ects contemplated areattained, hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved table.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a detail transverse sectional view taken on the line 41 4 ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the mechanism forsecuring the body strap and pad in position.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the same.

My improved table comprises a base 10 having a hydraulic cylinder 11 inwhich is mounted a piston 12. The piston 12 is provided with operatinghandles 13 for the purpose of elevating and lowering the said piston.The above mechanism is similar to that on barber chairs and the like.

The piston 12 is rotatively mounted in the cylinder 11. Secured to thetop of the piston 12 is a main frame 14 constructed of angle iron havingside members 15 and end members 16. The frame is also provided with alongitudinally and centrally arranged beam 17. One end of the frame 14:is provided with a pivoted frame 18 secured in position by means ofpivots or rivets 19" near the center of the side members 15. The outerend of the frame 18 is provided with a ratchet bar 19 having teeth 20.The bar 19 is pivot- Serial No. 691,155.

ed to a longitudinally extending beam 18, having its outer end supportedin the end of the frame 18 and its inner end supported to a cross beam18 by means of a pivot 21. The teeth 20 of the ratchet are designed toengage the inner edge of the end member 16. This provides means wherebythe free end of the frame 18 may be elevated or lowered so as to placethe frame in an inclined position with its outer end extending upwardlyand outwardly. The outer end of the frame 18 provided with a smallcushion 22 which serves the purpose of a foot rest.

Pivocd to the member 18 I have provided a cushion by means of hinges 24.The said cushion 23 has its outer edge capable of being elevated tovarious angles by means of a ratchet bar 25 pivotally secured to theunder side of the cushion by a pivot 26. The ratchet bar is providedwith a hand member 27 by means of which the bar is manually actuated.The teeth of the bar 25 are clesigned to engage the bar 28. The outeredge of the cushion 23 is designed to rest on the frame member 15 whenin a horizontal position.

Pivoted to the frame member 18 is a cushion 29 secured thereto by hinges30. The inner end of the cushion 29 is adapted to be raised and lowered.The under surface of the cushionis provided with an angle iron 31 havingnotches 32 in its outwardly extendingflang-e. The angle iron 31 haspivoted to it a link33 provided with a slot 34; designed to receive. apin 35 of the clamping device 36. The said pin 35 is mounted in atransversely arranged bar 37, one end of which is secured to the framemember 18, while the other is secured to the frame member 18*.

By this arrangement it Will be seen that the cushion 29 may be supportedeither in a horizontal position or in a vertical position or any degreebetween the two positions, when the frame 18 is in a horizontalposition. It will be seen that the outer end of the frame 18 may beelevated which will also elevate the cushions 23 and 29, said cushionsbeing adapted to be adjusted relative to said frame while it is in anelevated position.

Secured to the side frame member 15 is a downwardly extending post 38,the lower end of which is provided with a brace 39 extending to theopposite frame member 15. Slidably mounted on the post 38 is a seatsupporting bar l having on its outer end a seat member 41. The bar isprovided with an opening for receiving the shaft which is slightlylarger than the said shaft so the weight of the cushion on the outer endof the bar ll) will cause the bar 40 to grip the shaft 48.

By slightly elevating the outer end of the bar 4.0 it will be seen thatthe said bar may he slid up and down on the bar at any desired height,and :turtlierlnore, the seat may he swung about the post 38 in ahorizontal plane either under the cushion or extend m outwardly.

The seat li is provided for accomplishing a number at purposes. itserves as seat in which the physician may rest while giving certaintreatments, or the patient may be placed on the seat at other times. itwill be seen that by placing the cushion 29 in a vertical position,shown in Figure 4, the c' anion might serve as a back and the member l0as a bottom of a seat, so arranged that the patient may rest with hisback against the cushion 2% or with his breast a ainst the sail cushion.

l; have pro 4 d a strap s3 and a pad i l which may be placed over thepatients shoulders or his back tor the purpose of securing him rigidlyto the cushion. The free ends ot the straps i3 are wound about a mountedin the notches 32. The shaft is provided with a crank on its outer endand with a ratchet gear l? on its other end. The shaft is aeld againstrotation by the dog pivotally mounted to the angle iron 31, as clearlyshown in Figure 5, and irorided with a projection for engaging theratchet when the shat? is in the upper setol notches 5i, and with a lug51 for engaging the ratchetteeth when the said shaft is in the secondset of notches 32 from the top end. T he free end of the lug l-S isdesigned to engage the said ratchet teeth when the shaft is in the lowerset of notches The shatl't 4:5 is detachably mounted so that the pad maybe quickly attached or detached. By providing the pad 44, it will beseen that the patient might have his back secured against the cushion 29which will leave his shoulders free to be moved at the will off thephysician. This will permit the patient to completely relax. Or thecushion 29 might be moved to horizontal position while the cushion 23 ismoved to a vertical position, in which case the cushion 23 could be usedas aback and the cushion 29 as a seat. The member ll serves as a footrest, or the member 41 might be used as a seat for the physician.

There are a large number ct combinations of adjustments o'l thesecushions which are too numerous to mention, but the idea is to have atable so constructed that it will assistin placing the patient in thedesired position. and will enable him to completely relax, which isalmost impossible as the patient exerts a certain amount 01' energy inorder to maintain his equilibrum. it will be seen that it the verticaladjustment of the seat along the post 38 is not enough, then the wholetable may be raised and lowered by means of the hydraulic lift or base.

Pivotally mounted on the member 17 I have provided, a. pair of cushions53 designed to have their tree edges swing upwardly, as clearly shown inFigure 25, and adjustably secured in said position by means of ratchetbars 5% slid? ly mounted in openings in the cross bar The teeth of theratchet 54: are designed to ei'igage the said bar 56 in such a mannerthat the cushion may be adjusted to any desired elevation, and whenadjuster, as shown in Figure 3, the cushions form a sort of trough inwhich the patient may be placed which will hold him against rotation.

The outer end oi? the frame 15 is provided with a cushion which servesthe purpose or a pillow. The cushion is 'plvotally mounted to the frameby hinges 58. The angle oil the said cushion is also adjusted by meansof a ratchet bar 5? adj ustahly mounted in a bracket (30. While I havedes -ribed the cu: liUll as a foot rest and 57 as the pillow, it will beseen that. the cushions might take the reverse order if desired.

Thus it will be seen that i hav provided an operating table which con isof a supporting frame adapted to he elevated and lowered, and the said:trame desi lied to carry a number of pivot d cushions adapted to takevarious angles relative to a horizontal plane, to meet the requirementsof the physician, thus providing a table which will greatly assist thephy lll a d lessen his labor, due to the fact t at the patient may beplaced in such positions as desired by the physician and he can easilymaintain that position without any exertion. The device may be operatedas a plain table if desired by placing all of the cushions in ahorizontal plane, and at the same time is of simple, inexpensive andrigid construction.

I claim as my invention:

1. An operating table comprising a horizontally arranged supporting-lrame, a number of cushions supported thereon, one of which ispivotally connected on a horizontal axis adjacent to the outer edge ofsaid frame member adapted to swing from a horizontal to a verticalposition, a seat member located outside of said frame member and belowthe pivot member of said cushion, and means for supporting said cushionin any of its swinging positions of movement.

2. An operating table comprising a frame,

having a table portion, a vertical seat supmounted on said support, saidseat being adapted to be supportedin a number of elevated positions onsaid support below the table level and adapted to swing in a horizontalplane when in any of said supported positions, a cushion having one edgemounted on a horizontal pivot located near the upper end of saidupright, and means for adjusting said cushion at various inclinationsbetween a horizontal and a vertical position.

3. An operating table comprising a supporting frai'ne, a portion ofwhich has its upper surfacprovided with cushions, a second framepivotally mounted to cover the other portion of said frame, a cushionpivotally mounted to said second frame on a horizontal axis, saidcushion being adapted to swing from a position in alinement with thefirst said cushions of said second frame to a position perpendiculartherewith, a seat member located outside of said frame member and belowthe pivot member of the last said cushion.

l. An operating table comprising a supporting frame, a cushion pivotallymounted at one end of said supporting frame on tansverse pivot centers,a pair of cushions pivotally mounted on longitudinal pivot members, asecond frame pivoted to the first said frame, a pair of cushionspivotally mounted to said second frame, a third cushion pivotallymounted to said second frame, the pivot centers of the first of saidcushions of said pivoted frame being parallel with each other and thepivot center of the second cushion at right angles to the pivot centersof the first pair of cushions.

5. An operating table comprising a supporting frame, a cushion pivotallymounted at one end of said supporting frame on transverse pivot centers,a pair of cushions pivotally mounted on longitudinal pivot members, asecond frame pivoted to the first said frame, a pair of cushionspivotally mounted to said second frame, a third cushion pivot-allymounted to said second frame, the pivot centers of the first of saidcushions being aarallel with each other and the pivot centers of thesecond cushions at right angles to the pivot centers of the first pairof cushions, and a seat adjustably mounted on said supporting framecapable of vertical adjustment and also of rotary moven'ient about avertical center.

6. An operating table comprising a supporting frame, a support for saidframe, means for elevating and lowering the table relative to saidsupport, a vertical seat support depending from one side of said frame,a seat member slidaloly and rotatively mounted on said support, saidseat being adapted to be supported in a number of elevated positions onsaid support below the table level and adapted to swing in a horitablelevel and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane when in an of saidsupported positions, a cushion having one edge mounted on a horizontalpivot located near the up per end of said upright, means for adjustiugsaid cushion at various inclinations be tween a horizontal and avertical position, a pad having a pair of straps, a shaft rotativelymounted on the under surface of said cushion designed to receive thefree ends of said straps and to be wound thereon as the said shaft isrotated, and a means for rotating said shaft in such a manner that thepad will be drawn toward said cushion.

8. An operating table comprising a frame having atable portion, avertical seat sup port depending from one side of said frame, a seatmember slidablv and rotativelv mounted on said support, said seatbeingadapted to be supported in a number of elevated positions on saidsupport below the table level and adapted to swing in a horizontal planewhen in any of said supported positions, a cushion having one edgemounted on a horizontal pivot located near the upper end of saidupright, means for adjusting said cushion at various inclinationsbetween a horizontal and a vertical position, a pad having a pair ofstraps, a shaft rotatively mounted on the under surface of said cushiondesigned to receive the free ends of said straps and to be wound thereonas the said shaft is rotated, a crank for rotating said shaft in such amanner that the pad will be drawn toward said cushion, and means fordetachably and adjustably mounting said shaft relative to said cushion.

9. An operating table comprising a horizontally arranged supportingframe, a number of cushions supported thereon, a vertical supportdepending from one side of said frame, a seat member slidably androtatively mounted on said support, a cushion pivotally mounted near theupper end of said support adapted to swing from a horizontal to avertical position, means for supporting said cushion in any of itsswinging positions of movement, said cushion being adapted to lie in acommon plane with the first said cushions when in a horizontal position.

10. An operating table comprising a supporting frame, a portion of whichhas its upper surface provided with cushions, a second frame pivotallymounted to cover the other portion of said frame, a verticalsupportdepending from the first said frame and beneath one edge of saidsecond frame, a seat slidably and rotatively mounted on said verticalsupport, cushions for said second frame, one of which pivotally mountedto said second frame at a point above said upright, said cushion beingadapted to swing from a position in alii'iement with the fir saidcushions of said second frame to a pus-ition perpendicular therewith.

11. An operating table c-innprising a sup porting frame, a portion ofwhich has its upper surface provided with cushions, a second framepivotally mourned to cover the other portion of said frame, a verticalsupport depending from the first said frame and beneath one edge of saidsecond time, a seat slidahly and rotatively mounted on said verticalsupport, cushions for said second frame, one of which is pivotallv moi,ed to said second frame at a point JOVO s upright, said cushion beingadapted to ss from a position in alinen'ient with the iirst saidcushions of said second frame to a position perpendicular therewith, andmeal s 10;? adjusting said second frame at various inclinations relativeto the main frame.

12. An operating table COlllPliSlYlg a rec-- tangular supporting frame,a cushion pivot ally mounted at one end of said supper frame ontransverse pivot centers, a p of cushions having their inner edges iveally mounted on central longitudinal pivot members, said pair ofcushions being mounted between the first cushion and a transversecentral portion of said frame, a second frame pivoted to the first framenear the inner end of said pair of cushions, a second pair of cushionspivotally mounted to said second frame, one of the last said cushionshaving its inner edge pivoted longitudinally with the main frame, andthe other one of said cushions having its outer edge pivotally mountedlongitudinally with said frame, a cushion mounted on said second frameadjacent to the outer end of both of said second pair of cushions, meansfor supporting said second. frame in a number of incliuod oositionsrelative to the main frame, means for sup 'iorting' the first saidcushion in a number of inclined positions relative to the main fran'ie,means for independently and adjustahly supporting each of the cushionsof the first pair of cushions in inclined positions relative to saidmain frame, and means for adjusting each of the cushions of the secondpair of cushions at inclined positions relative to the said secondframe.

18. An operating table comprising a supporting frame, a transversecushion mounted at one or i of said frame, the inner edge said cushionbeing mounted on transverse pivot centers, means for adjusting saidcushion at various inclinations relative to said main frame, second pairof cushions mounted ongitudinally with said main frame havtheir outerends adjacent to the inner s of the first said cushion, the inner edgesof said pair of cushions being pivotaiiy connected with said main frameon ion-- git dinal pivot centers, and means for adjusting said secondpair of cushions independently at a number of inclinations relative tosaid main frame.

JESSE iV. MACKLIN.

